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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- If episode 3 was the best episode last week for Girls und Panzer, then this episode is now the best of the series. We have street battle and mass tank battle St. Gloriana Academy just loves to drink tea inside the tank The kids just want to have fun watching the chase and hunt in town Miho even got to become a fish And the tournament is coming! |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| Closest tank battle ever, love the Urban combat for sure, I can say that St Gloriana have quite the strategy, and why didn't Orai just shoot a few rocks down right after Miho was safely next to them, it would've stopped St. Gloriana's advance for a while. I also wonder why are civilians watching this from town when there are TVs and such in safer areas, those tanks have live and deadly ammo and one wayward shot will kill and those tend to occur very often. I wasn't expecting a tread separation happening though. Hana's mother doesn't approve of Hana being in sensha-do well and I'm surprised she fainted at the fact at first. I'm glad she changed her mind. The tournament is coming up next episode. |
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| This episode is way awesome than last one. I love how they took the battle in the towns. Team A took the most kills but lost in the end. The ankor dance was really, really embarassing. Now we know why the girls are so scared about it. The little drama between Hana and her mom proved to be little to no development as it was over in just a few minutes or so. There was little break for the girls as they already start preparing for the tournament, Whoa at a scene of an army of Shermans. I'm glad the loli group apologized to Miho after they suddenly run away and abandoned their tank. They should have join the dance as well. btw, anyone knows the name of music played before the ED? I heard it before but don't know the title. |
MagitoOct 29, 2012 5:59 PM
| I found it a bit scary seeing those spectators that close to the tank battles on the street. Talk about being up close and personal! |
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| From the first episode it was already clear that this anime series is a classic that is going to be discussed for years. The five girls belong to the "Ankou" team (アンコウ or あんこう or 鮟鱇). It is a kind of fish called Monkfish, Goosefish or Anglerfish in English. Check Google to see that it is amazingly ugly, unlike the cute pink cartoon version on their tank. There really is an Ankou Dance Festival (大洗舞祭＆大洗あんこう祭). I don't know how embarrassing it is in real life, but you can see a photo of some of the actual dancers here: http://www.town.oarai.lg.jp/~kankouka/asobu/info_g_6_795.html The Ooarai Dance Festival is Saturday, November 17, 2012 and the Ankou festival is on Sunday. I hope a lot of GaruPan fans will be there. See the above link for info, although it is all in Japanese. The cartoon at the left is an Ankou fish. Here are some other great Ankou dance images: http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/threadstoper1000/imgs/e/5/e539e69f.jpg http://blog-imgs-50.fc2.com/r/o/u/rouzekimono/1351527530030.jpg |
okanaganNov 1, 2012 3:20 AM
| In North America we usually associate the Hula Dance (フラダンス) with Hawaii. But here are some girls performing the Hula at the Ooarai Ankou Dance Festival in recent years: 2010 大洗あんこう祭り 茨城フラダンススクール http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do_PUiFCs1w 2011 大洗あんこう祭り 茨城フラダンススクール http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzFwu_BmyQ4 Here you can see the Ankou fish at the festival last year: 2011 大洗あんこう祭 あんこう吊るし切り http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG8RJAwf0MY |
okanaganOct 29, 2012 5:51 PM
okanagan said: From the first episode it was already clear that this anime series is a classic that is going to be discussed for years. The five girls belong to the "Ankou" team (アンコウ or あんこう or 鮟鱇). It is a kind of fish called Monkfish, Goosefish or Anglerfish in English. Check Google to see that it is amazingly ugly, unlike the cute pink cartoon version on their tank. It is indeed very ugly, but it is also very tasty too (particularly the liver). Anko-nabe (hot pot with anko fish) is one of my favorite Japanese food ;-) okanagan said: Here you can see the Ankou fish at the festival last year: 2011 大洗あんこう祭 あんこう吊るし切り http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG8RJAwf0MY I learn something new here! I never see how an anko fish being cut up so it is a very informative video you share with us. okanagan said: There really is an Ankou Dance Festival (大洗舞祭＆大洗あんこう祭). I don't know how embarrassing it is in real life, but you can see a photo of the dancers here: http://www.town.oarai.lg.jp/~kankouka/asobu/info_g_6_795.html The Ooarai Dance Festival is Saturday, November 17, 2012 and the Ankou festival is on Sunday. I hope a lot of GaruPan fans will be there. Wow... The staff TRULY love Ooarai the place !!! I notice that tons of Ooarai shops and people are being given special thanks credit in every episode. And so much of the anime is based on this place from the school name to the town scenes and now the dance as well !! Ibaraki prefecture is getting more anime based on it - for example, the village in Shinsekai Yori is located in the present-day Ibrakai prefecture (although I doubt Shinsekai Yori fans will make pilgrimage tour there) |
symbvOct 30, 2012 12:37 AM
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| And there will be a future episode full of Shermans (to reflect the sheer number of Shermans made in "our" history). The birthdays of the main characters coincide with the start of major World War II operations: German Invasion of Poland (Sept. 1), German Invasion of the Soviet Union (June 22), Second Battle of El Alamein (October 23), Normandy Invasion (June 6), and Battle of the Bulge (December 16). Some partial translation notes on the rules for Senshadou/Panzerkraft that was included with the series notes: -You are not allowed to hit any people with the (tank) cannon. To kill someone like that would disqualify you. You can only disable the tank's body. -Both the ammunition used and the armour plating are regulated. So you can't use some dodgy special ammo that cuts a tank in half and kill everyone (there was actually a comment in Episode 4 about this with the use of carbon rounds). -The battlefield is out of bounds for 3 days until the match begins. Everyone gets maps and details of the area. If there is a disagreement of the battlefield choice you can object during the first 24 hours to the Federation in writing. And they would sort it out. Here are the "Don'ts" 1.Do not use any tools and materials outside what is regulated. 2. Do not deliberately leave the designated battlefield area. 3. Do not directly fire at people. 4. Do not attack any vehicle that have been disabled. 5. Do not be disrespectful to the umpire or the competitors. 6. Do not throw a match by not trying. Above rules would disqualify you. How to lose the battle: 1. When your tank can no longer fight. 2. When the crew decided to surrunder. 3. When the umpire decided your suffered so much damage that you can't can't be allowed to continue. 4. When you broke regulations. Once your tank is out of the match, you are not allowed to move until the umpire tell you it is over. Compensation: Any damage to buildings and roads within the designated battlefield would be restored using compensatory payments handed out by the Tankery federation. |
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| Before I know it I ended up watching this episode for THREE times, my first this season !! Random thoughts: Still cannot bring myself to dislike Anzu the student council president. I love her even more by her decision to join Miho's team in the Anko Dance! The captain of St Gloriana Academy has such pride, calmness and honor, confidently drinking tea in a tank doing battle. KitaEri the seiyuu wins again. LOL at the volleyball team playing volleyball, student council (actually only Anzu) lying idle on a folded bed behind the turret, and team D playing Daiugo card game (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daifug%C5%8D) while waiting for Miho to return LOL at the rout of the 6-member team D. Great that they know they need to apologize for that. LOL at the berserk mode of the monocled student council vice-president !! LOL at Anzu's laid back comment at the travails of her 38(t) tank -- apparently 38(t) tank is indeed notorious for having track problem! LOL "Use the Ooarai urban terrain to our advantage" "Why not!" "Ooarai is our backyard!" LOL at the advertisement banners outside the pharmacy - the drugs in the ads: "Leopard D" "Junkers koutei drink" :-D :-D LOL at fighting an urban battle with tanks. LOL when the local shop owners get delighted when the tanks hit their shops! LOL at the various tricks of knocking out the Matilda tanks. But even a point-blank range hit at the rear by Type 89 tank cannot knock out a Matilda?! LOL at the confidence about the low silhouette of Stug III forgetting their sengoku-era banners are hoisted up high! LOL at St.Gloriana's KitaEri char saying, on top of a Churchill tank, that "As the English say 'All’s fair in love and war'" LOL at the sudden appearance of student council's tank and it saves Miho by being the ultimate sacrifice ! The end of the battle: Is it because the armor of Churchill is so much better that even simultaneous hits mean it is Type IV that gets knocked out not Churchill? The maneuver battle is fast-paced and fluid. I think it was animated very well. And I particularly like how it links back to the beginning of Ep.1 when Miho was doing recon at the Churchill/Matilda tanks. And the confrontation of Hana and her mother just reminds me of some of the prejudices against girls learning the Naginata, a poled knife now practiced as a martial art mainly for girls. I am quite certain that Senshado got is inspiration from Naginata-do ! And the ED -- only now do I notice that the girls featured in the ED animation changes in every episode. Last week it was the student council; this week it is the volleyball team! WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN !!!! EDIT: Find that the director Mizushima also did the storyboard for this episode! Find that St.Gloriana girls all have tea as their names, starting from KitaEri's Darjeeling ! (her deputy is named Orange Pekoe) |
symbvOct 30, 2012 12:31 AM
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| Thank you Entropy13 for the rules. It makes sense now. symbv said: Before I know it I ended up watching this episode for THREE times, my first this season !! I've watch the raw twice and I'll be watching a few more when the subs gets out. Just wanna say that I've watch episode seven times already. Senshado with the right set of rules and regulations can be a good sport. I think. Random thoughts: |
symbv said: Like insurance scam, but legal :DLOL at fighting an urban battle with tanks. LOL when the local shop owners get delighted when the tanks hit their shops! |
| Check out the Ooarai Girls' School team and its tanks! http://blog-imgs-51.fc2.com/y/a/r/yaraon/1351525875168.jpg |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| Watching it for the fourth time keeps springing new discoveries: The card games team D plays has Panjandrum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panjandrum ), the secret British weapon for Normandy landing, on the cards !! When Miho etc went to the town after the match/dance to buy things, in the first scene the sign board on the right reads "MARKET GARDEN" !!! Let's do the Ankou Dance !!!! |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| Nice battle it looked like allot of fun especially when driving in those streets. And the shop owner being happy about his shop being destroyed by that tank was so funny makes me wonder who covers the costs tho. The student council missing at such a close range and then being destroyed was also a nice action and then off course that dance on the truck. Isuzu's mother not accepting her daughters wishes and even telling her not to set foot in her house again was pretty harsh. I hope she can understand her daughters wishes at some point. The enemy was also pretty nice they thought they had a easy battle ahead of them which turned out to be a pretty hard one and the even acknowledged Oarai's team. Those teacups looked nice. Must have been hard for Miho to be compared to her sister tho. Also C teams tank had Veni vidi vice written on it which definitely is one of the most awesome sentences written on a tank. |
AversaOct 30, 2012 5:07 AM
Aversa said: Also C teams tank had Veni vidi vice written on it which definitely is one of the most awesome sentences written on a tank. Should be "Veni Vidi Vici" I think... Don't forget at the bank of the tank there is "Vergießt Schweiß - aber kein Blut" painted on it. So the back is a nod to the WWII German buff in the team. With VENI VIDI VICI the front is a nod to the Roman buff in the team. The banners hoisted on the right side of the tank have symbols from the Makumatsu (the end of Edo Shogunate era) time and so is a nod to the Makumatsu buff in the team. The banners hoisted on the left side of the tank have symbols from the Sengoku-era (Warring States of Japan) and so is a nod to the Sengoku buff in the team. |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
Aversa said: Also C teams tank had Veni vidi vice written on it which definitely is one of the most awesome sentences written on a tank. I find it awesome to put that there. But they should really remove the banners and the change the colors back normal camouflage. The color scheme is like painting a huge bullseye saying "HIT ME!" on it and it prove to be one of the reason for their loss. |
| ST GLORIANA ACADEMY'S THEME http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55OCRmCjRno |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| haha, you know a anime is awesome when the start playing Battle Hymn of the Republic and The British Grenadiers... love this anime xD |
RabbiacOct 30, 2012 7:53 AM
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Kay, the captain of Saunders, the school with the Sherman tanks, which Miho and gang will face in the first match of the tournament |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| Whoa. The family part was so rushed. The first part of the episode was cool. |
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| First was the British, it's the Americans. And they said this was a national tournament. I've watched Commies' subs without the German parts and helps with understand more about certain scenes. -Miho commented that the internal of the tanks was coated with Carbon. I wonder how that protects them? -Now I know why the old man was happy when the tank crash on his shop, so he can renovate it. lol - The girls will definitely fight the Saunders Private High. I just love the song The Battle Hymn of the Republic. Kept listening to it a lot after the episode. - Also, Miho have definitely became commander when Anzu finally leave the Strategies to her and not Momo. |
MagitoOct 30, 2012 9:46 AM
| The Type-89 I-Go is actually sorely underpowered that even pointblank and at the Matilda's rear it wouldn't really be much damaging. It was already obsolete in the early 30s, and it's going against late 30s/early 40s tanks that aren't exactly exceptional (albeit the Matilda is a step in the right direction for British tanks). |
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| I'm hoping they'll either upgrade or replace with a different and better tank. Maybe like the Matilda or the Sherman. They volleyball team's tactics where clever but severely lacked the firepower. |
Magito said: I'm hoping they'll either upgrade or replace with a different and better tank. Maybe like the Matilda or the Sherman. They volleyball team's tactics where clever but severely lacked the firepower. It is precisely what the director said in his twitter. He said as the team moved up in the tournament league more and more firepower is needed and he wonders what he should do X-D |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| Nice action packed episode - as i was expecting :) but those Matildas were quick, maybe bit too much not to mention climbing up (they had some problems with this AFAIK). Next episode seems to have Shermans, so no problems here. Ok for Type 89 or 38(t) but StuG should have a lot of fun with those. I would like to see that Russian school quicker - probably mostly T-34 or IS... but some KV or T-35 (I love insane design of it) would be interesting. |
| I've just taken a look at 2ch and those fans were decoding which country the schools joining the tournament represents... The screenshot http://i.imgur.com/D5kjf.jpg We already know that 8 - Miho's team (Ooarai - mixed nationalities) 7 - Sauders (US) 10 - St Gloriana (UK) And for the rest 1 - Viking (Sweden?) 2 - Koala (Aussie?) 3 - Pravda (USSR) 5 - Magino (?) 6 - Anzio (Italy) 9 - BC Free -> Vichy Free (France?) 11 - Yoghurt (?) 13 - Kuromorihachi (Miho's sister's school) 14 - Chihatan -> nickname of the type-98 tank of Japan (Japan) 16 - Continuation -> Continuation War (Finland) |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
symbv said: 5 - Magino (?) 6 - Anzio (Italy) 9 - BC Free -> Vichy Free (France?) I would say that number 5 is France - they had some funny tanks from before 2WW. |
| tanks drifting. Tanks.Drifting. TANKS... F*CKING... DRIFTING my life is now complete |
CatastrophicOct 30, 2012 1:21 PM
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Catastrophic said: tanks drifting. Tanks.Drifting. TANKS... F*CKING... DRIFTING you should watch Valkyria Chronicles. |
punkvolume1 said: Catastrophic said: tanks drifting. Tanks.Drifting. TANKS... F*CKING... DRIFTING you should watch Valkyria Chronicles. have the game and the anime is shit /offtopic |
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| Best episode of this anime so far. The match was great and I couldn't stop laughing during the family part. Th tournament looks really promising, symbv said: Check out the Ooarai Girls' School team and its tanks! http://blog-imgs-51.fc2.com/y/a/r/yaraon/1351525875168.jpg What are the names of the girls in Team C please? Dalek-baka said: symbv said: 5 - Magino (?) 6 - Anzio (Italy) 9 - BC Free -> Vichy Free (France?) I would say that number 5 is France - they had some funny tanks from before 2WW. Number 5 and number 9 are definitely French. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maginot_Line http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_libre I hope one of those will go far in this tournament, though I doubt it since they are French.LOL |
Catastrophic said: tanks drifting. Tanks.Drifting. TANKS... F*CKING... DRIFTING my life is now complete symbv said: 1 - Viking (Sweden?) Either Norway or Sweden, we had Stridsvagn_m/41 and Stridsvagn_m/42 tanks and both where kinda descent so... |
RabbiacOct 31, 2012 4:04 AM
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| This is quite fun. |
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| The Churchill was considered heavily armored even by late war standards, but, it's gun was lacking. Not counting close support or engineering variants, at best it had either the 6pdr or the American (short) 75mm - neither of which were in the same league as the guns on the German Tiger I (short 88mm) or Panther (long 75mm), never mind the more powerful 88mm on the Tiger II. However, it's just fine for dealing with the misfit collection our heroes have. symbv said: The kids just want to have fun watching the chase and hunt in town I think the girls in that shot are the wayward crew members of the M3... |
CratexOct 30, 2012 4:38 PM
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| I had a question about Sodoko. She is the Chairman of the Discipline Committee (風紀委員長), so she always stands at the front gate to record who shows up late. And of course Mako shows up late every single day. The part I don't understand is about Sodoko's name. In Episode 4, as they all arrive back at the ship, they say this: 20:31 Sodoko "You made it back just in time..." 20:32 Miho "Sorry." 20:33 Mako "Sorry, Sodoko." 20:35 Sodoko "Don't call me that." In Episode 2 when we first saw Mako show up late for school, she quietly muttered "Sodoko" and Sodoko seemed offended by that. Is it clear that calling her "Sodoko" is insulting in some way? Her real name is Midoriko Sono (園 みどり子 or その みどりこ). Thus, "Sodoko" is a typical Japanese way of forming an abbreviated nickname by combining syllables from the first and last names. PLEASE SEE POST #46 BELOW WHICH GIVES A GREAT EXPLANATION OF THIS ! THANK YOU TAKUAN_SOHO ! |
okanaganNov 1, 2012 2:33 AM
| Aww, how nice: |
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| Oh, regarding my thoughts on this episode. I'm torn between "appalled", "stunned" and "amazed". :) |
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| the battle was nice was shocked when they were heading into town with people watching it but seeing those old men loving their shops get blown up it was pretty good lol looking forward to seeing all these teams and what tanks they have. Tanks be drifting yo! |
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Aversa said: CMIIW, Hana's family is like Miho's but with flower art right ? She could've been prepared as heir to the tradition.Isuzu's mother not accepting her daughters wishes and even telling her not to set foot in her house again was pretty harsh. I hope she can understand her daughters wishes at some point. If she's their only daughter, they'd be as pissed off as the Nishizumi family if both Miho and Maho quits tank. |
| Awesome! Those tank battles in this anime were really exciting! I was so thrilled and had a lot of fun watching that. :D They even took the battles in the urban area and that's where it got more interesting. Too bad Ooarai lost but they put up a great fight so congratulations to them. :) I thought the old man would get mad when he saw his shop got smashed by a tank but instead, he was overjoyed because he could finally have his shop renovated. Haha! Tournament's coming up, huh? How exciting! My body's ready for next ep! Only a few more girls from Ooarai Academy whose names I still do not know.. D: Such as the volleyball team... But the volleyball team were so cute in the ED! ^^ |
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